Northwestern Lehigh School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lehigh

District Profile

6493 Route 309

New Tripoli, PA 18066-2099

Phone 610-298-8661

Fax 610-298-8002

Includes the municipalities of Heidelberg Township, Lowhill Township, Lynn Township, Weisenberg Township.

Square Miles

107.20

Students Enrolled

2,109

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Northwestern Lehigh El Sch (K-5)
  • Northwestern Lehigh HS (9-12)
  • Northwestern Lehigh MS (6,7-8)
  • Weisenberg El Sch (K-5)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

2,109

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
1.40%
Black
1.00%
Latino
4.60%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.30%
White
91.50%

Gender

Male
50.70%
Female
49.30%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.27%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$83,010.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $28,779,499.50 68.22%
State Revenues $13,187,374.45 31.26%
Federal $218,564.00 0.51%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$23,297,944.27
Property Values Within District
$264,000.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

96.97%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.17%
College/University
2.03%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 79.45% 73.97% N/A
Grade 4 75.16% 63.40% 91.50%
Grade 5 76.77% 64.52% N/A
Grade 6 75.30% 47.59% N/A
Grade 7 70.00% 48.24% N/A
Grade 8 69.57% 40.98% 73.77%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 75.28% 77.47% 85.17%

Staff

149

Teachers

10

Administrators

108

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Jennifer Holman

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Willard Dellicker
Board President
27 2019-2023
Todd Hernandez
Board Vice President
11 2017-2021
John Casciano
5 2019-2023
Joseph Fatzinger
5 2019-2023
Todd Leiser
5 2019-2023
Marci Piescienski
3 2017-2021
Alan Rex
3 2017-2021
Rachael Scheffler
1 2019-2023
Dr. James Warfel
3 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.